074 Oklahoma General Education Test (OGET

1 Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators CEOE . 074 Oklahoma General Education Test (OGET ). PRACTICE TEST. CEOE-PT-FLD074-02. Table of Contents GETTING STARTED .. 1. Reviewing the Test Content .. 1. Taking the Practice Test .. 1. SELECTED-RESPONSE SECTION .. 2. Directions for Selected-Response Questions .. 2. Selected-Response Questions .. 6. Selected-Response Answer Sheet .. 56. CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE WRITING SECTION .. 58. Directions for Writing Assignment .. 58. Writing Assignment .. 59. Writing Assignment Response Document .. 60. EVALUATING YOUR 64. Answer Key .. 65. Results Worksheet .. 67. Criteria for Scoring Your Response to the Writing 70.

2 Sample Responses to the Writing Assignment .. 72. Acknowledgements .. 78. Readers should be advised that this practice test, including many of the excerpts used herein, is protected by federal copyright law. Copyright 2018 Pearson Education , Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. Evaluation Systems, Pearson, Box 226, Amherst, MA 01004. Certification Examinations for Oklahoma Educators, CEOE, Oklahoma General Education Test, OGET, Oklahoma Professional Teaching Examination, OPTE, Oklahoma Subject Area Tests, and OSAT are trademarks of the Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation and Pearson Education , Inc. or its affiliate(s).

3 Pearson and its logo are trademarks, in the and/or other countries, of Pearson Education , Inc. or its affiliate(s). GETTING STARTED. The Oklahoma General Education Test (OGET ) is designed to assess the state core General Education knowledge and skills, including critical thinking, computation, and communication. The test includes approximately 100 selected-response questions and 1 constructed-response writing assignment. Reviewing the Test Content The content of the OGET is documented in the test framework, which consists of a set of competencies. The test framework for the OGET is available on the CEOE Web site at Taking the Practice Test To take the practice test, follow these steps: Read the directions for the selected-response questions, then read each selected-response question carefully and choose the ONE best answer out of the four answer choices provided.

4 Record your answer to each question on the Selected-Response Answer Sheet provided. Read the directions for the constructed-response writing assignment, then read the assignment carefully. Use scrap paper to make notes, write an outline, or otherwise prepare your response. Write your response on the Writing Assignment Response Document provided. Follow the instructions in "Evaluating Your Performance" to score your test and evaluate and interpret your results. You may wish to monitor how long it takes you to complete the practice test. When taking the actual OGET, you will have a four-hour test session. Oklahoma General Education Test Copyright 2018 Pearson Education , Inc.

5 Or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. 1 . SELECTED-RESPONSE SECTION. Directions for Selected-Response Questions DIRECTIONS FOR SECTION ONE. Section One contains selected-response questions. Read each question and record your answer on the answer sheet in the space that corresponds to the question number. Turn the page and continue with Section One. Oklahoma General Education Test Copyright 2018 Pearson Education , Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. 2 . Selected-Response Section MATHEMATICS DEFINITIONS AND FORMULAS. Definitions = is equal to is less than or equal to m line segment AB. AB. is not equal to p line AB.

6 AB. > is greater than angle m AB length of AB. < is less than a is greater than or equal to right angle b or a : b ratio of a to b Abbreviations for Units of Measurement Standard SI System Distance in. inch Distance m meter Time sec. second ft. foot km kilometer min. minute mi. mile cm centimeter hr. hour mm millimeter Volume gal. gallon Volume L liter qt. quart mL milliliter oz. fluid ounce cc cubic centimeter Weight lb. pound Mass g gram oz. ounce kg kilogram mg milligram Temperature F degree Fahrenheit Temperature C degree Celsius K Kelvin Speed mph miles per hour Conversions for Units of Measurement Standard SI System Length 12 inches = 1 foot Length 10 millimeters = 1 centimeter 3 feet = 1 yard 100 centimeters = 1 meter 5280 feet = 1 mile 1000 meters = 1 kilometer Volume 8 ounces = 1 cup Volume 1000 milliliters = 1 liter (liquid)

7 2 cups = 1 pint 1000 liters = 1 kiloliter 2 pints = 1 quart 4 quarts = 1 gallon Weight 16 ounces = 1 pound Weight 1000 milligrams = 1 gram 2000 pounds = 1 ton 1000 grams = 1 kilogram Time 60 seconds = 1 minute 60 minutes = 1 hour 24 hours = 1 day Oklahoma General Education Test Copyright 2018 Pearson Education , Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. 3 . Selected-Response Section Geometric Figures Square Circle s r s Area = s2. Perimeter = 4s Area = pr 2. Rectangle Circumference = 2pr Diameter = 2r Sphere w Area = Bw r Perimeter = 2B + 2w Triangle h Surface area = 4pr 2. 4. Volume = 3 pr 3. b 1 Cube Area = 2 bh Right triangle s c a s s b Surface area = 6s2.

8 Pythagorean formula: c2 = a2 + b2 Volume = s3. Oklahoma General Education Test Copyright 2018 Pearson Education , Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. 4 . Selected-Response Section Geometric Figures Rectangular solid Right circular cylinder h w h Surface area = 2Bw + 2Bh + 2wh r Volume = Bwh Surface area = 2prh + 2pr 2. Volume = pr 2 h End of Definitions and Formulas Oklahoma General Education Test Copyright 2018 Pearson Education , Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. 5 . Selected-Response Section Selected-Response Questions Read the selection below, written in the style of a college writing handbook.

9 Then answer the four questions that follow. Saving the Semicolon 1 Since its introduction in the fifteenth telegrams, and because each punctuation mark century, the semicolon has been one of the counted as a word, semicolons were a luxury most misunderstood marks of punctuation. that few could afford. Elsewhere, the shift While some people argue that it is an essential away from the semicolon could be seen grammatical tool, others claim that its use is everywhere from newspapers to literary largely self-indulgent. Part of the problem is works to textbooks. the mark's flexibility. It can be used in a number of different ways, but it is seldom 3 In more recent years, the main enemy absolutely necessary.

10 Over the years, attempts of the semicolon has been the trend toward to confine the semicolon to one or two specific linguistic simplicity. Influential texts such as applications have failed, and many writers Strunk and White's Elements of Style cham- avoid it out of fear they will use it incorrectly. pion a form of writing that communicates This disinclination to use the semicolon has meaning as clearly and simply as possible. become so widespread that punctuation This does not leave much room for the nuance enthusiasts are beginning to worry that the of the semicolon, which allows a writer to semicolon is going to disappear for good.